Paul Cavanagh

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

131

Gender

Male

Birthday

1888-12-07

Day of death

1964-03-15 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Chislehurst, Kent [now in Bromley, London], England, UK

Paul Cavanagh

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paul Cavanagh (8 December 1888 – 15 March 1964) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1928 and 1959. Cavanagh was born in Chislehurst, Kent, and attended the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Cavanagh studied law in England, earning a master of arts degree at Cambridge. A newspaper article published 17 June 1931, reported, "It is on record that Cavanagh won high honors in mathematics and history." Cavanagh practised "for several years" before he changed professions. He went to Canada "for a year of sightseeing and wandering" before he joined the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. After serving in World War I, he returned to Canada, where he practised law, including revising the statutes of Alberta, but eventually went back to England to practise law. Cavanagh went onto the stage after a stroke of bad luck in 1924 caused him to lose his savings, and later he went into films. In 1926, Cavanagh lost $22,000 in one evening on a roulette wheel in Monte Carlo. An observer offered to provide a letter "to some of my theatrical acquaintances" in London, England. Those contacts led to Cavanagh's role in It Pays to Advertise. Cavanagh first film contract and film came in 1929 with Paramount Pictures. Cavanagh died In London from a heart attack in 1964, aged 75.

Known For

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • Racket Squad

    Racket Squad

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Space Patrol

    Space Patrol

  • The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

    The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

  • The Scarlet Claw

    The Scarlet Claw

  • Secret Beyond the Door

    Secret Beyond the Door

  • The Iroquois Trail

    The Iroquois Trail

  • The Mississippi Gambler

    The Mississippi Gambler

  • Mr. & Mrs. North

    Mr. & Mrs. North

  • Passage from Hong Kong

    Passage from Hong Kong

  • The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

    The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

  • Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

    Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

  • The Devil to Pay!

    The Devil to Pay!

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • The Son of Dr. Jekyll

    The Son of Dr. Jekyll

  • Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

    Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

  • The Kennel Murder Case

    The Kennel Murder Case

  • The Woman in Green

    The Woman in Green

  • The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Count of Monte Cristo

  • The Notorious Sophie Lang

    The Notorious Sophie Lang

  • A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

  • The Strange Door

    The Strange Door

  • The Man in Half Moon Street

    The Man in Half Moon Street

  • Strictly Unconventional

    Strictly Unconventional

  • Adventure in Iraq

    Adventure in Iraq

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Madame Bovary

    Madame Bovary

  • Mobs, Inc.

    Mobs, Inc.

  • Hollywood Story

    Hollywood Story

  • Grumpy

    Grumpy

  • Plymouth Adventure

    Plymouth Adventure

  • Hit Parade of 1951

    Hit Parade of 1951

  • The Golden Hawk

    The Golden Hawk

  • The Verdict

    The Verdict

  • The Desert Rats

    The Desert Rats

  • Francis in the Haunted House

    Francis in the Haunted House

  • The Scarlet Coat

    The Scarlet Coat

  • Tonight Is Ours

    Tonight Is Ours

  • The Iron Glove

    The Iron Glove

  • Always Goodbye

    Always Goodbye

  • Port Sinister

    Port Sinister

  • Eagle Squadron

    Eagle Squadron

  • Maisie Was a Lady

    Maisie Was a Lady

  • Rogues of Sherwood Forest

    Rogues of Sherwood Forest

  • Splendor

    Splendor

  • Champagne Charlie

    Champagne Charlie

  • A Bill of Divorcement

    A Bill of Divorcement

  • Magnificent Obsession

    Magnificent Obsession

  • Tarzan and His Mate

    Tarzan and His Mate

  • The Second Face

    The Second Face

  • The Virtuous Sin

    The Virtuous Sin

  • The Raid

    The Raid

  • The Black Arrow

    The Black Arrow

  • Shadows on the Stairs

    Shadows on the Stairs

  • The Gorilla Man

    The Gorilla Man

  • House of Wax

    House of Wax

  • The Babe Ruth Story

    The Babe Ruth Story

  • You Gotta Stay Happy

    You Gotta Stay Happy

  • Interlude

    Interlude

  • Ivy

    Ivy

  • Jungle Jim

    Jungle Jim

  • Born to Love

    Born to Love

  • Without Regret

    Without Regret

  • Shoot the Works

    Shoot the Works

  • Dishonored Lady

    Dishonored Lady

  • Unfaithful

    Unfaithful

  • Heartbreak

    Heartbreak

  • Khyber Patrol

    Khyber Patrol

  • The House of Fear

    The House of Fear

  • Maisie Goes to Reno

    Maisie Goes to Reno

  • Adventures Of The Falcon

    Adventures Of The Falcon

  • Night and Day

    Night and Day

  • The Squaw Man

    The Squaw Man

  • The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake

    The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake

  • Diane

    Diane

  • The Under-Pup

    The Under-Pup

  • Charade

    Charade

  • Transgression

    Transgression

  • The Storm

    The Storm

  • The Purple Mask

    The Purple Mask

  • The Highwayman

    The Highwayman

  • The Prodigal

    The Prodigal

  • A Romance in Flanders

    A Romance in Flanders

  • Crime Over London

    Crime Over London

  • Menace

    Menace

  • The All American

    The All American

  • Reno

    Reno

  • Café Colette

    Café Colette

  • The Law vs. Billy the Kid

    The Law vs. Billy the Kid

  • She Devil

    She Devil

  • I Take This Woman

    I Take This Woman

  • God Is My Partner

    God Is My Partner

  • Flame of Calcutta

    Flame of Calcutta

  • Tesha

    Tesha

  • The Crash

    The Crash

  • Thunder in the Night

    Thunder in the Night

  • Captains of the Clouds

    Captains of the Clouds

  • Humoresque

    Humoresque

  • Bride of the Gorilla

    Bride of the Gorilla

  • The Sin of Nora Moran

    The Sin of Nora Moran

  • Curtain at Eight

    Curtain at Eight

  • Devil's Lottery

    Devil's Lottery

  • All That I Have

    All That I Have

  • Tales of Robin Hood

    Tales of Robin Hood

  • Within the Law

    Within the Law

  • Pacific Rendezvous

    Pacific Rendezvous

  • Blades of the Musketeers

    Blades of the Musketeers

  • Club Havana

    Club Havana

  • The Bandits of Corsica

    The Bandits of Corsica

  • Hi-Jacked

    Hi-Jacked

  • In the Money

    In the Money

  • Wife Wanted

    Wife Wanted

  • Goin' to Town

    Goin' to Town

  • Casanova's Big Night

    Casanova's Big Night

  • The King's Thief

    The King's Thief

  • The Hard Way

    The Hard Way

  • The Case of the Black Parrot

    The Case of the Black Parrot

  • Marriage Is a Private Affair

    Marriage Is a Private Affair

  • Blonde Bait

    Blonde Bait

  • The Man Who Turned to Stone

    The Man Who Turned to Stone

  • One Exciting Adventure

    One Exciting Adventure

  • The Runaway Princess

    The Runaway Princess